Fullerton (CTA)

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Fullerton
Station statistics
Address 943 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 2400 N, 1000 W
Lines
Red Line
Brown Line
Purple Line (rush hours only)
Structure Elevated
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Other information
Opened June 1, 1900
Rebuilt 2006–9
Owned by Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2007) 3,496,676[1] ▲ 1%

Fullerton is an 'L' station on the CTA's Brown and Red Lines. Purple Line express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours and the station is served by the #11 (Lincoln/Sedgwick) and #74 (Fullerton) CTA bus routes. It is an elevated station with two island platforms, located at 943–947 West Fullerton Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Brown and Purple Line trains share the outer tracks while Red Line trains run on the inner tracks. As well as being an important transfer station, the station serves the Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University.

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[edit] History

Inside the 1998 Fullerton station house
Inside the 1998 Fullerton station house

Fullerton Station was opened in 1900 as an express/local stop on the Northwestern Elevated Railroad[2]. The original station house was damaged by a fire in 1996, and a new building was opened alongside it in 1998.

[edit] Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project

Fullerton station is undergoing reconstruction as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project. The new station will have wider platforms and elevators to ensure that it meets ADA accessibility requirements. The new platforms will be able to accommodate 10-car trains, allowing for future expansion of the Red Line[3]. Because of its importance, the station is scheduled to remain open throughout the entire project unlike other stations which face temporary closures. This will be achieved by the use of a temporary station house that opened on October 8, 2006[4].

Fullerton station prior to the demolition of the original northbound island platform
Fullerton station prior to the demolition of the original northbound island platform

The renovation project has not been without controversy. The demolition of both the well known Demon Dogs hot dog stand and DePaul University's 1929 Gothic-style Hayes-Healy Gymnasium were unsuccessfully contested[5][6].

[edit] Bus Connections

CTA Buses

  • #11 Lincoln/Sedgwick
  • #74 Fullerton

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rail Ridership by Branch and Entrance: December 2007 (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  2. ^ Fullerton. Chicago-"L".org (URL accessed October 7, 2006).
  3. ^ Chigago Transit Authority Ravenswood (Brown) Line Expansion Environmental Assessment. Chicago Transit Authority
  4. ^ Fullerton Station Entrance to Temporarily Relocate on Sunday. CTA press release (URL accessed October 7, 2006).
  5. ^ Vanishing Chicago: The Gym. adoresixtyfour.com (URL accessed October 7, 2006).
  6. ^ Ben Joravsky Oops! They Did It Again. Chicago Reader, December 16, 2005.

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